No. 1 Vanderbilt's David Williams: $3,239,678.
Williams' pay includes a $2,009,952 distribution of money accrued in a supplemental executive retirement plan that was part of Williams' initial offer to join the university in 2000. His title is vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletics director. Mark Humphrey, AP

No. 2 Louisville's Tom Jurich: $1,411,915.
Jurich works under two separate agreements – one with the University of Louisville Athletic Association, the other with the University of Louisville Foundation. Those agreements run through July 26, 2023. David Harpe, Special to the Courier-Journal

No. 3 Florida's Jeremy Foley: $1,233,250.
Foley has been Florida's AD since March 1992. His current contract, which was signed in September 1997, has been amended 11 times and now comprises 102 pages. John Raoux, AP

No. 4 Wisconsin's Barry Alvarez: $1,230,000.
Formerly Wisconsin's football coach, Alvarez has a current compensation total that includes the $118,500 he received for returning to the field to lead the Badgers in this past season's Rose Bowl. Morry Gash, AP

No. 5 Nebraska's Shawn Eichorst: $1,123,000.
Eichorst's total includes a $150,000 one-time payment "to defray relocation and moving expenses in connection with the move of his residence to Nebraska" after he departed the athletics director job at Miami (Fla.). Nati Harnik, AP

No. 8 Notre Dame's Jack Swarbrick: $1,026,942.
During the 2010 calendar year, the period covered by the university's most recently available federal tax return, Swarbrick's total included $630,334 in base compensation and $155,000 in bonus and incentive compensation. Matt Cashore, USA TODAY Sports

No. 10 Duke's Kevin White: $906,536.
During the 2010 calendar year, the period covered by the university's most recently available federal tax return, White's total included $775,467 in base compensation and $6,291 in bonus and incentive compensation. Jon Gardiner, Duke Photography